Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced qia
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced qia, including 卡 kǎ / qiǎ, 恰 qià. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
qia raises the front of the tongue for q, then opens into ia; keep it light and joined, with the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial q
Like j, but aspirated.
Final ia
Settle the final ia into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (卡 kǎ / qiǎ, 恰 qià) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound qia, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
qia turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 卡 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 恰 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing qia inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.